QA, Automation Test Engineer

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By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Overview

The QA Automation Test Engineer plays a pivotal role within the ERP Test Engineering organization, responsible for designing, developing and maintaining automated test scripts and frameworks that validate SAP solutions across functional, integration and regression testing domains. The core mandate of this role is to execute automation delivery with increasing autonomy – contributing meaningfully to the Tosca framework, driving test coverage across SAP modules, and producing high-quality automation assets that meet established framework standards. The QA Automation Test Engineer works closely with Staff QA Automation Engineer, business analysts, functional subject matter experts, architects and development teams, to define strategy, enforce standards, implementing cutting-edge testing technologies, and delivering measurable improvements in release quality at scale. The QA Automation Test Engineer combines solid SAP process knowledge with hand-on Tosca automation expertise to execute test cycles, support environment readiness, analyze defects and recommend process improvements. This role actively contributes to elevating the automation capabilities of the QA team

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Tosca automated test scripts and reusable components in alignment with framework standards.
• Ensure automation scripts are scalable, maintainable and transferable.
• Identify, investigate and resolve automation script failures, troubleshoot Tosca technical issues and escalate blockers.
• Leverage Tosca Commander, Data Integrity and Live Compare tools to execute test cycles.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases and scenarios for SAP modules.
• Evaluate testability of business and technical requirements from business requirements, user stories and solution design documents.
• Perform impact analysis on SAP changes, system upgrades and process modifications.
• Execute root cause analysis on defects identified during automation test execution; document findings and coordinate resolution with development and functional teams.
• Support data availability for automated testing; validate environment readiness by executing and reviewing smoke test results.
• Participate in requirements review sessions and automation readiness meetings; contribute quality risk assessment based on test coverage analysis and defect trends.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Engineering, Information Systems) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 3+ years of progressive experience in quality assurance testing and solution design, development.
• Extensive experience with test automation tools (Tosca preferred) in SAP environment.
• In-depth familiarity with software development, automation testing practices, and quality assurance processes.
• Experience in DevOps and Agile technology environments.
• Ability to work with increasing autonomy; strong ownership of individual work and automation deliverables.
• Native-level proficiency/fluent in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with Tricentis Tosca Commander, Data Integrity and Live Compare tools.
• Experience in one or more SAP functional domains (ex: OTC, FTD, R2R, COM).
• SAP upgrade experience (ECC to S/4HANA) strongly preferred.
• Knowledgeable in coding practices and design patterns for building maintainable automation frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse roles throughout the organization to develop holistic testing strategies and select appropriate testing frameworks.
• Strong ability to creatively troubleshoot problems and work with cross-functional teams.

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
• Physical demands with activity or condition may include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.

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